2012 Movie Review

Film: 2012 (Sci-fi Adventure)

Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Direction: Roland Emmerich
Duration: 2 hours 38 minutes

Synopsis : -

Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. "2012" is an epic adventure about global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.


Story : -

Our Planet Earth has been facing a de-stabilising crust due to sun's extra heat which leads to doomsday in 2012 as predicted by Mayan Calendar. The story outline is about how John cusack as a father saving his family and whether President Danny Glover saving his country and Chiwetel Ejiofor as a scientist able to save our Earth.

Movie Review : -

End of the world movies have been more encouraging. This time director Roland Emmerich churns the oceans, Cracks up the earth and sends down the fireballs oozing out from Volcano eruption. Every one is on the run as everyone knew that Earth has an expiry date (Dec 2012). In short, the entire gamut of emotions must be run through, even if it takes a prolonged two and half hours to depict the might of man against the fury of nature.



Yes 2012 is too long where all the World's drama unfolds inside a submarine through which most of the billionaires survives. Those billionaires could afford to buy themselves a one billion euro berth in the secret submarine ship. Many VIP's like President's daughter, young scientist and other ordinary guys are gatecrashers and stowaways (John Cusack and his estranged family). Special effects of the film are the main highlights of the movie however director of the movie handles the characters bondings quite well such that there's Cusack trying to rebond with his separated wife, Scientist's torn with grief as he could not take his dad to the secret ship, U.S President avoiding to travel in the secret ship and accompanies his country men to suffer from the natural disaster and finally with the conversation of radio jockey who wants to bring the news about the doomsday to the whole world. All these characters try to hold your attention as they battle apocalyptical blues.

The special effects of the movie is the best feature which holds viewers attention. We get a fascinating thrill to see those larger-than-life waves, Fissures, Tsunamis and Volcanic eruptions wiping off all the famous monuments of the world, if we watch the movie in theatres. The White house is washed away by Tsunami, Eiffel tower knocked down by flight, Sistine chappel cracking up, Los Angeles splitting and california falls into the sea. The survivors were those who travelled in a small plane that flies through falling landscape and a specially crafted ship, A symbol of invincible human spirit. Director was sure about the success of this just disaster flick as he creates a bigger bang when the world ends and it's where he succeeds. Despite being low on the emotional quotient, with characters that can be easily forgotten, 2012 remains a larger-than-life entertainer due to its visual splendour.



For Indians, there is a special tribute the filmmaker pays to India. Indian Astrophysicist working somewhere in East India who cautions the world about the impending doom. The unfortunate fact is that though it's Indian scientist who predicted the doomsday, He could not save himself from the natural disaster through Tsunami. However survivor remembers the Indian for saving their life.

Performances : -

All the characters involved in the movie did their best to suit the respective roles and did justice to the movie. However an American scientist and Hero John Cusack saving his family and an American President sacrificing his own life along with his countrymen.



Story : -

The story being scripted by Producer-Director Roland Emmerich picturised the demands of disaster in the movie. The story-line focussing on the survival and unfold effects mainly due to special effects. Great camera work done for the movie by Dean semler. The end of the world sequences are absolutely magnificent as are the daring little vignettes of human valour.

Special Effects : -



Mike Vezina is the special effects supervisor who should be really applaused for th splendid effort depicted in the movie. Spelendid work in showing Los Angeles cracking into the grand canyon which we could never see ever.

Thanks to the entire team production for the movie 2012 to cast a disaster of the world in such a mass budget of the year.

Tribute to our Indian Cricket Team

Introduction : -

Our Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India which is a full member of International cricket council with test and one day international status. Initially cricket was introduced in the 18th century. However Our Indian cricket team didn't play the match till 1932. In their first 50 years of international cricket, India proved to be weaker among the other international cricket teams. Nearing the end of 1970's, however team gained strength with the emergence of players like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Mohammed Azharuddin. Indian team has improved its form since the start of 21st century. It won the Cricket world cup in the year 1983 and was runner up in the year 2003. It also won the inaugural Twenty20 world cup in the year 2007.



History Of Indian Cricket : -

A list of things that team India did in the 1930's-

1. India's debut test in 1932.
2. MCC's tour - 1933-1934
3. India in England- 1936

A list of things that team India did in the 1940's-

1. India first tour Australia- 1947-1948.
2. West Indies first tour India- 1948-1949

A list of things that team India did in the 1950's-

1. India's first victory- 1951-1952.
2. India's first rubber- 1952-1953.
3. The record partnership of Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy-1955

A list of things that team India did in the 1960's-

1. India's triumph against England -1961-1962.
2. Caribbean disaster-1964.
3. Riots in Calcutta-1967.
4. Victory overseas-1968

A list of things that team India did in the 1970's-

1. India's tour of West Indies-1970-1971.
2. Arrival of Gavaskar-1971.
3. India topple England-1971.
4. World Cup-1975.
5. Record run chase.
6. Kapil makes his debut-1978.
7. Cricket Worldcup-1979.
8. Nearly there-1979

During this period, Sunil Gavaskar and Viswanathan made entry to the indian cricket. The advent of One-Day International cricket in 1971 created a new dimension in the cricket world. However, India was not considerably strong in ODIs at this point and batsmen such as the captain Gavaskar were known for their defence-based approaches to batting. India began as a weak team in ODIs and did not manage to qualify for the second round in the first two editions of the Cricket world cup.

A list of things that team India did in the 1980's-

1. India triumph against Australia-1981.
2. India topple West Indies in Berbice-1983.
3. World Cup Victory-1983.
4. Benson and Hedges Cup-1985.
5. India beat Pakistan-1985.
6. World Cup in India-1987.
7. Gavaskar retires-1987.
8. Sachin's debut-1989

The 1980's proved to be a decade where indian team make its presence compared to other nations. The incredible win in the World cup of 1983 against the almighty West Indies. India’s victory in the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia and the World Cup being hosted on subcontinent soil were high points that left its mark on Indian cricket. During the 1980s, India developed a more attack minded batting line-up with stroke makers such as the wristy Mohammed Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and all-rounder Ravi Shastri prominent during this time. India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, defeating the then favourites West Indies in the final, owing to a strong bowling performance.

A list of things that team India did in the 1990's-

1. South Africa's re-entry-1991.
2. World Cup-1992.
3. Hero cup-1993.
4. Kapil's World record-1994.
5. Ganguly and Dravid make their debut-1996.
6. Dalmiya as ICC chairman-1997.
7. Tendulkar at Sharjah-1998.
8. Kumble's perfect 10-1999.
9. World Cup-1999

The 1990's was an era where the growth of Indian cricket team gradually increased to a strong team since during the era, there is a emergence of many new players in a team such as Dada Ganguly, Rahul Dravid etc. India's fastest bowler Amar singh also made his debut. After the 1996 world cup, the team underwent a year of change as Dravid, Saurav became the captain of team. Tendulkar replaced Azharuddin as captain and became an unsuccessful captain. So Ganguly got appointed as a new captain. With the captaincy burden removed, Tendulkar was the world's leading run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs, as India enjoyed a home Test series win over Australia, the best ranked team in the world. Also in the year 1999, Kumble took 10 Wickets and made a world record. The team was further damaged in 2000 when former captain Azharuddin and fellow batsman Ajay Jadeja were implicated in a match-fixing scandal and given life bans. By 2000, John wright was appointed as a first ever foreign coach. India maintained their unbeaten home record against Australia in Test series after defeating them in 2001.

A list of things that team India has done from 2000 till date.

1. Match fixing scandal.
2. India vs. Australia-2001.
3. The Natwest Series-2002.
4. World Cup-2003.
5. The series downunder-2003.
6. India's tour of Pakistan-2003-2004.
7. The Ganguly saga-2004-2005.
8. Raw potential- Irfan Pathan.
9. Wicketkeeper woes end-Dhoni arrives.
10. Dravid-Chappell hold reign.
11. A record of 17 successful run chases-2006.
12. End of a draught-India beat Indies-2006.
13. Dalmiya's morbid affair.
14. India first Test win in S.Africa-2006.
15. India win first ever T20 world cup-2007.

The start to the new millennium was not very auspicious for the Indian cricket team. They were engulfed in a series of match fixing scandals. However, as the years wore on, Indian cricket witnessed many enthralling victories and left the world bewildered. After winning the 1983 world cup, India reached to the finals in 2003 world cup under the captaincy of Dada Saurav Ganguly where we lose the match with Australia. The 2003-2004 season also saw India play out a Test series in Australia where they drew 1-1 with world champions, and then win a Test and ODI series in Pakistan.

By 2004, Greg Chappell took over from John wright as a new coach. The tension resulted in a fallout between Chappell and Ganguly resulted in making Rahul Dravid the Captain of team during which there is an emergence of Eminent players such as M.S.Dhoni, Yuvraj, S.Raina and Irfan Pathan etc.. The beginning of 2007 had seen a revival in the Indian team's ODI fortunes before the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Series victories against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, marked by the comeback of Ganguly, and strong form by Tendulkar, and the emergence of young attacking players like Robin Uthappa saw many pundits to tip India as a real chance to do well at the 2007 world cup. However in recent years, Indian pace bowling has improved, with the emerging talents of Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Rudra Pratap Singh, Munaf Patel and Ishant Sharma many more playing in the national team.



In December 2006, it played and won its first ever Twenty20 international in South Africa, becoming the most recent Test team to play Twenty20 cricket. After winning the Test series against England in August 2007, Rahul Dravid stepped down as the captain of the team following which Mahendra Singh Dhoni was made the captain of the Twenty20 and ODI team. In September 2007, it won the first ever Twenty20 World Cup held in South Africa, beating Pakistan by 5 runs in a thrilling final. Till date, Team's performance under the captaincy of M.S.Dhoni is remarkable. His encouragement towards the players were highly appreciable which made him the splendid captain for the team till date. A real tribute to the Indian cricket team in bringing the team to number one position in Test Cricket and second in One day Internationals. Hats off to Dhoni and his men for their excellent performance.





Statistics Of Indian Cricket team : -

More details regarding the statistics of our Indian Cricket Team, Kindly refer the following link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_cricket_team



Coaching Staff : -

• Head Coach: Gary Kirsten
• Mental Conditioning Coach: Paddy Upton
• Fitness Trainer: Ramji Srinivasan
• Physiotherapist: Nitin Patel
• Masseur: Ramesh Mane
• Performance Analyst: C.K.M. Dhananjai

The Man of Mass

Name:	Y S Rajasekhara Reddy
Birth Date:	08 July 1949
Birthplace:	Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh
Occupation:	Chief Minister
Born In:	Andhra Pradesh

Dr.Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekara Reddy, popularly known as Y.S.R is the late present chief minister of state Andhra Pradesh. Dr.Y.S.Rajasekara Reddy hails from Pulivendula, a small town from cuddapah district of the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. His father was also a dynamic political personality, thus public service was engrained in their family. Inherent leadership qualities of Y.S.R is seen even in his student days when he was elected the president of the student union and the leader of House Surgeon's Association in S.V.Medical College, Tirupati. Dr.Reddy belongs to the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly from Pulivendula. He has been C.M of Andhra Pradesh since May.14, 2004 and also served as a leader of opposition party during the tenure at which Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister.

Y.S.R is a medical science graduate from the M.R.College of Gulbargaa. He did his house-surgency in sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Tirupathi. After his completion of MBBS Degree, he served as a medical officer. In 1973, he established a 70-bed charitable hospital at pulivendula in the name of his father. A Doctor by profession, he made his debut in politics as a youth congress leader. Y.S.R had an active political career over a quarter of a century. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the cuddapah constituency 4 times. Reddy belongs to a protestant evangelical organization. As he belongs to Indian National Congress, whose chief is Sonia Gandhi, hindu organisations believe that he is trying to destroy the Hindu religion and other holy places in A.P. He was president of Andhra pradesh congress committee twice.

In 2003, he undertook a 3 month long paadayatra across several districts in Andhra Pradesh. He has strived hard for the enhancement of Bio-Technology and Information Technology in the state. As a man of the mass, he worked for rural upliftment. He took part in mass struggles regarding downtrodden issues in the state. Surprise visits to the villages for personal inspection of the conditions could be even attributed as a pass time of Y.S.R. His death had also occurred in one such visit. His major campaign slogan for the 2009 election was development and credibility. In the elections, Reddy's party secured the required majority in the assembly and also won 33 seats in parliament. Reddy was sworn in as chief minister for the term 2009- 2014 on May 20, 2009.

On Sep.2nd, 2009, A helicopter carrying Y.S.R went missing in Nallamala forest area. On the morning of 03rd Sep 2009, Media agencies reported that the helicopter had been found on the top of Rudrakonda hill, 40 Nautical miles from Kurnool. After the mishap taken place, 5 persons including Y.S.R were declared dead. The ceremony was held in Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur shastri stadium and attended by a crowd of around 20, 000 People. However, the state is going to miss the real man of mass.

Biography of legendary pop king

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), Popularly called as king of pop was one of the most commercially successful entertainers as well as an american musician. For four decades, his contributions towards music and dance paid him reward a prominent figure. He was born as seventh children to his parents on Aug.29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. His mother, Katherine Esther Scruse, was a devout Jehovah's Witness, and his father, Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson, a steel mill worker who performed with an R&B band called The Falcons. He showed talent early in his life by performing in front of class-mates during christmas.

He started a solo career in 1971 though he made his debut in 1964 as a member of Jackson 5. His 1982 album Thriller remains the best selling album of all time with four others, Off the wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and History (1995). He cultivated several dance moves such as robot and moonwalk. "Beat It" and "Thriller" making him the first African Americancrossover following on MTV, and has influenced scores of music artists.

He was twice inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, His other achievements feature multiple Guinness world records, 13 Grammy awards, 17 Number one singles and estimated sales around 750 million worldwide. He started his own Heal the world foundation in order to show his passion towards charity and raised several dollars to the needy. His changing appearance was noticed from the late 1970's and early 1980's, with changes to the shape of his nose and the color of his skin drawing media publicity. On Jan 27, 1984, He filmed a pepsi cola commercial in Los Angeles. On May 14, 1984, Jackson was invited to the White House to receive an award from President Ronald Reagan for his support of charities that helped people overcome alcohol and drug abuse. Jackson won eight awards during the Grammys that year.


In the mid 1980's, His skin color grew paler and those change gained widespread media coverage. In 1986, He was diagnosed with vitiligo and lupus which partially lightened his skin. The structure of his face also changed undergoing several nasal surgeries, thinned lips and cheekbone surgery. Due to a change in his diet and desire for a dancers body, he used to lose his weight. In May 1994, He married Singer-Songwriter Lisa Mary Presley. Jackson proposed to Presley over the telephone towards the fall of 1993 and thereby married in 1994. They got divorced in less than 2 years remaining friendly.

During the Australian leg of the History world tour, He married dermatology nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe on Nov 14 1996. She gave birth to 2 children, a son and a daughter. Throughout June 1999, He was involved in a number of charitable events. In October 2001, Jackson realeased Invincible which was his first album in 6 years and also turned out to be the last album of new material realeased when he was alive. He was accused in 1993 of child sexual abuse although no charges were brought.

He married twice first in 1994 and again in 1996 and brought up 3 children one born to a surrogate mother.


In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of child molestation allegations. In 2009, He was planned to tour This is It concert, but unfortunately couldn't get through since he was suffering from cardiac arrest and thereby died at the age of 50. He reportedly had been administered drugs such as propofol and lorazepam and his death was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles county corner. His memorial service was broadcast all over the world, attracting a global audience of upto 1 billion. The death of this legendary man puts an end to a drastic moves and shakes in pop industry. None can replace such a pop king. A warm salute to his passion towards dance.

Latest pandemic..

Swine Influenza also known as Swine flu is an infection by any one of several types of influenza virus. It is caused by strain of Influenza type of viruses such as H1N1, H1N2, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3. These strains of swine flu rarely passes from human to human. Some of the symptoms are similar to that of influenza namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing with chest pain and general discomfort.

Influenza spreads between humans through coughing or sneezing and people touching something with virus and then touching their own nose or mouth. Swine flu is not transmitted through food. The swine flu in humans is most contagious during the first five days of the illness although some people, most commonly children, can remain contagious for up to ten days.


Prevention :- Influenza spreads between humans through coughing , sneezing etc. Frequent hand-washing can prevent viral infections. Also avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with hands prevents flu. Alcohol based gel can also be used to destroy viruses. Anyone with flu-like symptoms such as a sudden fever, cough or muscle aches should stay away from work or public transportation and should contact a doctor for advice. another tactic to prevent flu is social distancing. Avoid large gatherings.

Treatment :- If a person becomes sick with swine flu, antiviral drugs can make the illness milder. It works best if started soon after getting sick within 2 days of symptoms. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir) for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with swine influenza viruses; however, the majority of people infected with the virus make a full recovery without requiring any medical attention of antiviral drugs. The virus isolates in the 2009 outbreak have been found resistant to amantadine and rimantadine.

Tulsi is a medicinal plant of indian origins having abundant medicinal effects. the latest revelation about the medicinal properties of tulsi comes in the wake of pandemic alerts.

The treatment for Swine Flu involves consumption of 20 – 25 leaves of Tulsi in its fresh form or as liquid and to be taken in empty stomach twice a day. The revelation assumes significance as traditional medicines are found lacking in their ability to tackle H1N1 virus, with Swine Flu sweeping across the world, spreading panic among people and offices and schools being shut down to control the spread of the epidemic. Traditionally, Hindu temples provide water that has Tulsi leaves soaked in it to devotees. Tulsi leaves are boiled in water and the essence is given to children and adults who suffer from flu and common cold. Tulsi strengthens the body’s immune system in children and protects them from common infections.

Setting	Persons not at increased risk of severe illness from influenza (Non-high risk persons)	Persons at increased risk of severe illness from influenza (High-Risk Persons) 3
Community
No novel H1N1 in community	Facemask/respirator not recommended	Facemask/respirator not recommended
Novel H1N1 in community: not crowded setting	Facemask/respirator not recommended	Facemask/respirator not recommended
Novel H1N1 in community: crowded setting	Facemask/respirator not recommended	Avoid setting. If unavoidable, consider facemask or respirator
Home
Caregiver to person with influenza-like illness	Facemask/respirator not recommended	Avoid being caregiver. If unavoidable, use facemask or respirator
Other household members in home	Facemask/respirator not recommended	Facemask/respirator not recommended
Occupational (non-health care)
No novel H1N1 in community	Facemask/respirator not recommended	Facemask/respirator not recommended
Novel H1N1 in community	Facemask/respirator not recommended but could be considered under certain circumstances	Facemask/respirator not recommended but could be considered under certain circumstances
Occupational (health care)
Caring for persons with known, probable or suspected novel H1N1 or influenza-like illness	Respirator	Consider temporary reassignment. Respirator

Kindly note, one of my friend who got attacked by this pandemic disease got cured by consuming tulsi leaves and has not even taken any medical drugs. Hence the latest pandemic can be get cured if identified in early days of illness. Hope these information might be useful for viewers..

Vizag Trip - Colleagues Marriage

It was on Aug 07th 2009 that we have planned for a trip to Vishakapatnam in order to attend our colleague satya's marriage. All the arrangements were preplanned a month ago. Totally six members were decided to go for Vizag on that peculiar day. We caught a night train in Central at sharp 23.35 P.M which was expected to reach Vishakapatnam at 13.00 P.M on thursday. But the train reached the spot about 12.45 P.M where Bapu received us at the station. We were then taken to Hotel which is around 10 minutes from the station by auto. we got fresh up in hotel and then were ready by 13.35 to attend satya's marriage been held at St.Paul's church. Around 13.50 we all reached the church where we also meet our colleagues (Rajesh and Karthik support) who reached the spot a day earlier than us. we all had a lunch there and some photosnaps.

Soon after the marriage, we planned to go for a small outing over there in nearby places wherein we saw beach, Kailash temple and other places on the same day ie on thursday eve.


After seeing the places in and around Vizag, we were moved to the respective rooms which was arranged by our colleague Satya. That night we had a small party in a room and every one felt asleep so early as all were tired. The next day morning we got up early by 6.00 as we have planned to go for Arakku Valley which is around 175 km from vizag. By 7.35, we started from room as Bapu brought a scorpio there. Soon we had a breakfast and then started to reach arakku. On the way, we saw Borra caves which is simply a superb location and masti place to enjoy.

Next place where we went after Borra caves is a small waterfall which is very deep and behind borra caves. No one should miss this spot since it is a deep waterfall where we can spend our time a lot to enjoy.


Soon after this spot we had a lunch in Hotel cum home which is very tasty and then we moved to arakku valley where we spend our evening venture. It was really a good sight to watch the mountain view on the way. Every one of us had a nice bath in Arakku valley wherein Bapu's brother Vasu take some photsnaps.

It was a cool climate over there and it started to rain heavily by 6.30 P.M. so we need to packup our things and went back to room. Around 9.30 we reached our room and everyone felt tired and so slept early. Next day (Saturday) , As we have to catch the train by 14.30 P.M, we got up late by 8 A.M. We vacated the room by 13.10 P.M and went to station. We caught the train by 14.30 and it reached chennai next day morning 03.30. I reached my home around 04.15 A.M. The trip was really a cool and more enjoyable which i couldn't forget in my life. Many more trips to go..........